I saw no reference to the number of bars produced. Anyone know? If they did all the tonnageinto silver bars that would sure be a huge glut, killing all collector value. The way they set thatbar serial number indicates it could be as many as 99,999 bars.

bob

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they are newly refined; the actual silver molecules' history at the bottom of the ocean is dwarfed by the history of the metal starting with the nuclear furnace and supernova some billions of years ago

you know what would have been cool? a slice of an actual bar that was sunk and recovered, maybe counterstamped with the salvage date or something.

<< they are newly refined; the actual silver molecules' history at the bottom of the ocean is dwarfed by the history of the metal starting with the nuclear furnace and supernova some billions of years ago

you know what would have been cool? a slice of an actual bar that was sunk and recovered, maybe counterstamped with the salvage date or something. >>

You nailed it, Baley. That would be cool. Even if the weight was nominal (though I'm pretty sure they could slice them correctly). They are apparently selling some of the 1,000 ounce bars, too.

http://coins.blanchardonline.com/shipwreck-coins/ss-gairsoppa.php

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<< they are newly refined; the actual silver molecules' history at the bottom of the ocean is dwarfed by the history of the metal starting with the nuclear furnace and supernova some billions of years ago

you know what would have been cool? a slice of an actual bar that was sunk and recovered, maybe counterstamped with the salvage date or something. >>

They sold off about 500 of the bars. I wonder what premiums they charged on those.

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Like the story itself, the $239 price is history. These were already selling in the $279 range before the short term eBay Daily Deal promo and are now back to that price range. Not for the buyer that's just stacking metal, but for someone that wants to own a piece of history. You can still get them below $279 if you buy more than one at our website.

With the very high number being produced, they will be available on the secondary market in the future at close to melt. The big part of their premium over melt is from hype. Don't forget that this sea salvage silver is from a 20th century ship---not from a Spanish galleon from the 17th century.